from stern to stern

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She cal’lates New York’s nothin’ but a sham from stern to stern, manned by liars and swindlers and hypocrites and officered by thieves.

From Cap'n Warren's Wards by Lincoln, Joseph Crosby

For an instant the Miséricorde reeled in her course and quivered from stern to stern.

From Sir Ludar A Story of the Days of the Great Queen Bess by Reed, Talbot Baines

A sound far louder than thunder shakes the Pride from stern to stern.

From As We Sweep Through The Deep by Stables, Gordon

None of your featherweight, gas-lightened, paper-thin alloy shells, but toughened aluminum from stern to stern.

From Friend Island by Stevens, Francis

As the seas permitted, we could see her, riding and rocking, sometimes, alight from stern to stern and making a gallant fight for her life, as were we all.

From The Lady and the Pirate Being the Plain Tale of a Diligent Pirate and a Fair Captive by Mathes, Harry A.